Santa Cruz de Mora weather in October

In October, Santa Cruz de Mora sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 422 mm of rain across 30.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Santa Cruz de Mora's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Cruz de Mora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
422 mm
30.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:07 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
90%
7th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Santa Cruz de Mora is human settlement in Venezuela.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Santa Cruz de Mora reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Santa Cruz de Mora weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°22726.911.64.1
Feb27° / 19°25624.911.73.9
Mar27° / 20°38128.411.93.7
Apr27° / 21°57529.512.23.3
May28° / 21°66930.812.43.0
Jun28° / 21°5703012.53.1
Jul28° / 21°52830.812.43.1
Aug29° / 21°44630.712.32.9
Sep29° / 21°40429.3122.9
Oct28° / 20°42230.211.83.2
Nov27° / 20°38027.911.63.5
Dec27° / 19°33328.511.53.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9496
10496
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
16694
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20694
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26595
27694
28694
29694
30595
31595

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Santa Cruz de Mora gets around 422 mm of rain over 30.2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
198
298
398
498
598
698
798
898
998
1098
1198
1298
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1498
1598
1697
1797
1897
1997
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2496
2596
2696
2796
2896
2996
3096
3197

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10919
20919
309010
408911
508911
608812
708713
808713
908614
1018514
1118514
1218514
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2428315
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2718316
2818217
2918217
3018118
3118118

Wind in October

Winds average 3 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
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163calm
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303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:086:03
211.96:086:03
311.96:086:02
411.96:086:02
511.96:076:01
611.96:076:01
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2011.86:075:54
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 4.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.9Bright
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264.5Bright
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304.5Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Santa Cruz de Mora?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Cruz de Mora.

What to pack for Santa Cruz de Mora in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Santa Cruz de Mora sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Cruz de Mora in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santa Cruz de Mora peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Santa Cruz de Mora in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Santa Cruz de Mora is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2034 µg/m³Dec 1718 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Cruz de Mora?

Santa Cruz de Mora sits at 8.4°N, 71.6°W, 600 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Tovar, 15 km away.

Topography around Santa Cruz de Mora

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santa Cruz de Mora.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Cruz de Mora has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m around an average of 870 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,084 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,842 m.

The land around Santa Cruz de Mora is covered by trees (65%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and trees (48%) within 80 km.

3 km
738 m
16 km
3,084 m
80 km
4,842 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Tovar 15 km · El Vigía 24 km · Bailadores 26 km · Lagunillas 30 km · La Azulita 41 km · Ejido 47 km · La Grita 48 km · Coloncito 50 km

Venezuela travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2011
GDP per capita
$3,495
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
12.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
39
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 520
Religion
Roman Catholic 48%Protestant 32%none 14%believer 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Santa Cruz de Mora (8.3993°, -71.6408°, elevation 600 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).